Winning the C-Suite: How to Build the Executive Case for Sustained PLM Investment

A Complimentary CIMdata Educational Webinar with John MacKrell, Chairman, CIMdata

8 January 2026
11:00 EST | 08:00 PST | 17:00 CET

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Have you ever encountered the following challenges when trying to secure Executive Management’s sustained support for PLM?

PLM initiatives routinely fail to deliver full ROI when top management does not take an active supporting role. Because enterprise PLM initiatives are inherently cross-functional, they require resources spanning disparate areas—such as finance, personnel alignment, and infrastructure—that often fall outside the PLM program manager's scope of control. Gaining initial executive approval is only half the battle; maintaining sustained, high-level sponsorship is essential for success.

This timely webinar will identify the problem and then move beyond that to offer actionable ways for you to encourage executives to provide and maintain the level of support needed to ensure success.

Attending this webinar will help you to:

Join us for this free webinar that will show you how to transform your leadership from managing a project to leading a strategic, C-suite-endorsed business transformation.

Who should attend?

This webinar will benefit people from many parts of organizations since PLM is usually implemented to support cross-functional needs and multiple levels and roles will find the information presented to be valuable: PLM planning and implementation team participants, all levels of management, PLM users (product developers, manufacturing planners, shop floor, quality teams, installation and services practitioners, IT, purchasing, and others)—anyone with a need for digitalization and PLM across an enterprise’s organization.

During the webinar, you’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions about the topics discussed.